Lifting device for phonograph disks



J'. L. BAUER. LIFTING DEVICE FOR PHONOGRAPH DISKS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 20.1920.

A2 6 034 Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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JACOB L. BAUER, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

LIFTING DEVICE FOR PHONOGRAPH DISKS.

Application filed July 20,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB L. BAUER, a citizen of the United States. and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lifting Devices for Phonograph Disks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to improvements in phonograph turn tables and has primarily for i s object the provision of a device adapted to lift or raise the record from the table, thereby enabling the operator to more con veniently grasp the record when its removal is desired.

Another object resides in the provision of a device of this character adapted to be oper-' ated from a stationary pointregardless of the position in which the turn table mechanism might come to rest.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a plan view of a phonograph turn table, with parts broken away to more clearly illustrate the invention, and

Figure 2 is a sectional view indicated on the line 22 of Figure 1.

At the present time considerable difficulty is often encountered in removing a record disc from the turn table, inasmuch as the records are very thin and it is necessary to get under the same in order to obtain a sufiicient hold. In order to overcome this, the present device has been designed in which a phonograph turn table T having the usual central depression D and a felt or cloth covering C is provided with a record engaging device 1. This device comprises a circular plate 2, positioned below the turn table, and provided with an opening 2' to permit the same to surround the motor shaft S. Secured to the plate 2 and extending through the depressed portion D of the turn table are studs or projections 23 provided with retaining heads 3, which under normal conditions, will support the plate 2 in a horizontal position, It will be noted that the heads 8 when in a normal position will be disposed below the surface, of the turn table, upon which the record disk It, shown in dotted lines, will rest.

Secured to the cabinet C in a suitable position is a bracket 4 which carries a rock lever 5. One end of the lever that extends outwardly of the turn table is provided with a manipulating handle 6 while the opposite end is shaped to form a crank 7 positioned 1920. Serial No. 397,594.

cular plate while the manipulatinghandle 6' will be slightly inclined upwardly. It will thus be seen that upon exerting pressure on the actuating handle 6 the lever 5 will be rocked, causing the crank 7 to engage and lift or tilt the plate 2, which operation will cause the studs or projections 3 to engage and lift .one side of the record disk'R as shown in dotted lines upon Figure 2. Cover plate may be bulged, as shown in Figure 2, or a felt of sufficient elasticity may be provided to permit a lifting action by posts 3. For convenience the manipulating handle 6 is shown positioned at the right side of theturn table, while the crank 7 is adapted to raise or tilt the circular plate at the left side which en- Specification of Letters Eatent. Patented Aug. 15, 1 922.

ables the operator to remove the record with the one hand while operating the lifting mechanism.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings,' it will be noted that a very simple and efficient device has been provided which can be operated from a stationary point, regardless of the position in which the turntable might come to rest.

It will further be seen that because of the depression provided in the turn table and the felt or cloth covering, all of which arestandard construction, the present device can be attached to a turn table without in any way affecting its appearance.

I claim: Y 1. The combination. of a phonograph turn table, a plate carried thereby, and means adapted to raise said plate by contact therewith at one point so as to tilt the plate and v exercise a tilting action on a record.

2. The combination of a phonograph turn table a plate rotatable therewith, means on said plate for lifting a record, an elongated cylindrical rod'and an arm at each end of said rod, said arms extending at an angle to said rod and in different planes, a bearing supporting'said rod and permitting rotation thereof so that manual tilting one arm moves the other arm to raise said plate and lift said record.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing ,I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wis- 

